Empostarr
Well-Known Member
Hey all SRT climbers! This year I started setting up preset trees with a loop of paracord before hunting season, and I even preset a tree in my yard to practice climbing. One of the things I noticed, is that the paracord can become a pain the keister while climbing once you also have your climbing rope and pull down rope up in the tree.
What's everyone doing to manage that preset line? Right now I tie it at the base of the tree once I get my rope and pull down line ready to be pulled tight and girth hitched in the canopy to keep it out of the way, but I've also thought about possibly just pulling it up once at height so that it's not down there and leaving a possible "scent wick" as others have said. But that also comes with the added risk of forgetting to drop it down before descending the tree.
Also, I've been toying with the idea of using the preset line as a haul line for my platform, that way I don't have a platform hanging off my saddle while I'm climbing. I would have my pull down rope for my bow, my climbing rope for my pack, and then the preset line for my platform. This would just require that I don't tie it off at the base of the tree prior to climbing as I do now.
Any thoughts or experience?
What's everyone doing to manage that preset line? Right now I tie it at the base of the tree once I get my rope and pull down line ready to be pulled tight and girth hitched in the canopy to keep it out of the way, but I've also thought about possibly just pulling it up once at height so that it's not down there and leaving a possible "scent wick" as others have said. But that also comes with the added risk of forgetting to drop it down before descending the tree.
Also, I've been toying with the idea of using the preset line as a haul line for my platform, that way I don't have a platform hanging off my saddle while I'm climbing. I would have my pull down rope for my bow, my climbing rope for my pack, and then the preset line for my platform. This would just require that I don't tie it off at the base of the tree prior to climbing as I do now.
Any thoughts or experience?